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By Barack Obama
The compelling background story of the son of a white American mother and a black African father, detailing the early life of Barack Obama and his quest to become the first black President of the United States. It gives an insight into his search for a meaning to his life as a black American and what has shaped his ambition.
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By Bill Oddie
Britain's best known birdwatcher has a poignant and incredible story to tell in "One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg". He performed in the Cambridge Footlights with some of the greatest comic talents of his generation, including John Cleese, Jonathan Miller and fellow Goodies. He has had a fascinating and varied life and he writes about it with wit and candour.
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By John Wood
John Wood left his high flying job at Microsoft to set up the charity Room to Read. This charity has now set up over five thousand schools and libraries in some of the poorest parts of the developing world. This is an inspiring and practical example for anyone who wants to change the lives of others. A really good read! I could not put it down.
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By Thomas Hardy
This is a story of impulsive actions and the consequences as they impact on others . It is filled with love, jealousy and the whole gambit of human emotions. Michael Henchard gets drunk at a local fair and sells his wife and baby daughter. Years later they seek him out only to find out that he is the most prominent man in Casterbridge.
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By Allen Makepeace
The backdrop of this book is the endless slaughter on the Western Front during the First World War and a military execution in France. Desertion is a capital offence.
Much of the story is told through the eyes of ten year old Joshua, who loves the tales of bravery told to him by his school teacher. Joshua soon realises that life for him is not turning out like the storybooks but is subject to small town bigotry and prejudices.
Into his life comes Dolly Weston, whose husband has been reported missing, During the years of waiting for news she falls in love with a wounded army officer who lives in dread of having to go back to the trenches. Further complications come from a previously decorated soldier returning to the town and re-opening wounds from the past.
This is a thought provoking story graphically illustrating war as seen through the eyes of the ordinary person in the street.
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By Victoria Hislop
A touching story of passion, love and sacrifice against the background of the small island of Spinalonga - Greece’s former leper colony. Alexis longs to find out about her past but her mother has never spoken of it. She goes to Crete to find out the secrets buried beneath the silence and the history of her grandmother and a family torn apart by tragedy, war and people’s fear of this biblical disease.
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By Rhonda Byrne
As you learn The Secret you will come to know how you can be, have or do anything you want. This secret has been passed down through the ages but has been hidden away and only divulged to the chosen few. It has been understood by the most successful people throughout history Galileo, Plato, Edison and Einstein to name a few but now it is revealed to the world.
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By John Simpson
This is a first rate read written by a man who has been to many of the hellholes of the world. It gives a vibrant picture of what it takes to bring the news to the TV screens in times of trouble.
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By Charles Dickens
Young Nicholas was left penniless on the death of his father and he sets off to seek a way to support his mother and sister. Due to the bitterness of his uncle he is forced to take employment in unlikely places. His adventures take him to Dotheboys Hall where Wackford Squeers ill-treats his impoverished pupils and into the unlikely company of travelling actors. Dickens creates a gallery of extraordinary characters and explores the themes of self-awareness, love and class.
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By John Grisham
A fast moving and gripping thriller in which Joel Blackman, a notorious Washington power broker is given a controversial last minute pardon by the outgoing President. Blackman is quietly smuggled out of a US jail and given a new identity in Europe but his whereabouts are leaked by the CIA. The question is not whether he will survive but who will kill him – the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese or the Saudis.
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By Khaled Hosseini
An unforgettable insight into a wounded country - Afghanistan. It is a heart wrenching story of life under the Taliban rule seen from the perspective of fifteen year old Mariam who is sent to Kabul to marry a troubled and bitter man thirty years her senior. It follows her story for two decades until Rasheed takes another wife and the relationship that develops between the two women. Only the hardest of hearts could fail to be moved by the book.
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By Deepak Chopra
Have you ever asked yourself why you are here or what is life about? This book seeks some of the answers; weaving together stimulating ideas, subatomic physics and personal philosophy. It will help you to unlock the mystery of your own existence and empower you to explore the meaning of life itself.
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By Joanne Harris
If you enjoyed Chocolat then this is the book for you. It tells the story of Vianne and Anouke now they have come to live in Paris. Into their lives blows Zozie de l’Alba, a girl with a secret who will change their lives. Will they flee yet again?
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By Michael Cox
A spellbinding mystery that will keep you turning the pages late into the night – a story of obsession, revenge and murder. Edward Glyver follows a twisted path from Victorian London’s foggy streets, brothels and opium dens to one of England’s most beautiful country houses. His quest is to overcome his deadly enemy and rival and to reclaim his rightful destiny.
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By Leoni Frieda
Catherine de Medici grew up to become one of the most important figures in European history. Orphaned as a small child, imprisoned in childhood but heiress to the ancient name and a vast fortune she went on to become one of the most famous queens of France. Three of her sons became kings including one who married Mary Queen of Scots. This is a story of incest, religious wars, poison and the occult. An enthralling book.
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By Eric Harrison
A wonderfully down to earth approach to learning a new way of overcoming the stresses and problems of modern day life. Eric Harrison gives you the tools to take back control of your own mind and explore ways of expanding your understanding and creativity. Modern science tells us that we only use between 5% and 10% of our potential brain power. This practice gives us a way to access much much more.
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By Mary Shelley
This book brings to life scenes of nightmarish power and arrogance. Dr. Victor Frankenstein must pay the price for his desire to play God and “create” another living being. Mary Shelley produced a gripping and spine-chilling classic in the Gothic genre.
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By Charles Nicholl
This is a compelling biography of the most mysterious of all the great artists who continues to inspire and intrigue centuries after his death. From humble beginnings as an illegitimate child in Tuscany to creating some of the world’s most famous works – this is a must read book.
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By Khaled Hosseini
For those that enjoyed The Kite Runner – this is a book that tells of the life of two women in Kabul living under the Russians and then the Taliban. Mariam is only fifteen when she is forcibly married to the bitter and troubled Rasheed. Two decades later tragedy strikes at fifteen year old Laila who is forced to join the unhappy household. This story tells of the deep bond that develops against a violent background of war torn Afghanistan.
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By David Baldacci
A page turner detective/spy thriller – with
more twists and turns than a maze and many
red herrings. The CIA training ground of Camp Peary is the site of a murder and Sean King and Michelle Maxwell join forces to try to solve the enigmatic phrase “codes and blood”. They enter a world of cryptography and a secretive
research centre full of eccentric scientists. Simple Genius is their toughest case yet, testing them to their limits.
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By Thomas Hardy
This story of love and consequences lays out a far reaching plot. Bathsheba Everdene is the centre of a complex story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year. This is the first of Hardy’s novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of the south-west of England. A book with rich characterisation and atmosphere that will make you want to read more of this author’s work.
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By John Assaraf
Having It All contains practical exercises and powerful lessons to help you to achieve greater happiness and long-lasting success in life. This book will help you to pinpoint what you truly want in life and give you the tools to get what you want. John Assaraf started life with nothing and as a young man found himself descending into a life of crime; he managed to change his life around and went on to create a multimillion dollar empire.
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By Nelson Mandela
This book should be read by anyone trying to understand Africa today. These are the memoirs of an outstanding leader and statesman of our time. It is an uplifting story of an epic life and the monumental struggle for freedom from apartheid. It shows one man’s struggle against injustice and one man’s struggle to bring hope to a troubled land.
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By Colin Turner
This book is a must for anyone seeking to simplify their lives and become financially independent. Recognise new opportunities each day and streamline your home, work, lifestyle and makes changes to benefit your health.
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By Tony Hillerman
Tony Hillerman is on top form with the latest in the series featuring Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police. This atmospheric and riveting series set amid the rugged beauty of Arizona and New Mexico allows us to enter into this world of the native American people. Go out and buy the first novel and you will have reading material for weeks to come.
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By Javier Sierra
A closely woven novel of intrigue surrounding one of history’s most enduring legends – the enigma of The Lady in Blue. The well documented story of how a lady dressed in blue appeared to the Jumano Native American tribe in New Mexico to convert them to Christianity before the arrival of the Spanish missionaries. This is a haunting and evocative tale of the triumph of modern spirit over the 400 year old conspiracy.
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By Alison Weir
Isabella was described by Christopher Marlowe as the “She Wolf of France” and one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. In 1292 she was married to Edward II of England and was known to have lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Accusations of murder and regicide remain unsubstantiated. This is history written like a novel and brings to life this violent period.
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By Laurie Lee
This is a vivid story of childhood in a remote Cotswold village - a timeless place on the verge of change. The tale remains as fresh today as when it was written and brings alive a sense of time gone forever.
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By Jim Fergus
Based on an actual historical event but told through the fictional diaries of May Dodd. This is a fascinating story of her journey west as she takes part in the “Brides for Indians” scheme. A scheme devised in secret to pacify the Cheyenne Nation by supplying a thousand willing women to become wives of warriors – under Cheyenne law the children belong to the mother’s tribe and they would be taught the ways of the white man.
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By William Boyd
A spy thriller with a different twist in the tail. This is a riveting story that pulls you into the forgotten web of wartime espionage. A real page turner. I can’t wait to read more of his books.
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By Wilkie Collins
Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed but has little idea of the repercussions to come. The secret involves a red headed temptress, a laudanum addict and a husband-poisoner. It is a gripping melodramatic tale of inherited curses, romantic rivalries, money, murder and espionage.
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By Rhonda Byrne
As you learn The Secret you will come to know how you can be, have or do anything you want. This secret has been passed down through the ages but has been hidden away and only divulged to the chosen few. It has been understood by the most successful people throughout history Galileo, Plato, Edison and Einstein to name a few but now it is revealed to the world.
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